Prurient Definition

pro͝orē-ənt
adjective
Characterized by an inordinate interest in sex.
Prurient thoughts.
American Heritage
Having or expressing lustful ideas or desires.
Webster's New World
Arousing or appealing to an inordinate interest in sex.
Prurient literature.
American Heritage
Tending to excite lust; lascivious; lewd.
Webster's New World
Itching.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Prurient

  • Latin prūriēns prūrient- present participle of prūrīre to yearn for, itch preus- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin prÅ«riÄ“ns, present participle of prÅ«riō (“itch")

    From Wiktionary

Prurient Sentence Examples

  • However, those with prurient interests and are over the age of 18, may enter and explore.

  • With this kind of prurient scrutiny, female entrepreneurs are understandably wary of becoming too public.

  • Many mainstream games have a ham-handed prurient element to them - for example, the pixelated pole dancers in Duke Nuk'em - but very few mainstream games cross the border into adult territory.

  • He strongly detested the prurient immorality of the schools of Saint-Simon and Fourier.

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